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Ridgecrest Elementary School

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Ridgecrest Elementary School ranks 470 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Ridgecrest Elementary School in Phenix City, AL, serves 722 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Phenix City school district, which holds a 2-star rating. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 66% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6, slightly above the state average.

Ridgecrest's overall academic ranking places it in the lower-middle tier of Alabama elementary schools, but the school shows remarkable strengths with specific student groups. Most notably, English Language Learner students rank in the 79th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating—a dramatic improvement from the 38th percentile the previous year. African American students also perform well, ranking in the 60th percentile with a 3-star rating. However, the school struggles with math proficiency across all grade levels, consistently lagging 10-20 percentage points behind state averages. For example, only 30% of 5th graders were proficient in math compared to 39% statewide. The school has shown steady improvement in 5th-grade English, with proficiency rising from 47% to 68% over four years, nearly matching the state average.

One of the school's most impressive achievements is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 16.9% to just 8.6% over two years—now significantly better than both the district (15.1%) and state (12.0%) averages. When compared to nearby Meadowlane Elementary School, Ridgecrest has a lower chronic absenteeism rate but lags in math proficiency. The school spends approximately $8,520 per student, which is lower than several nearby schools with better outcomes, including Meadowlane ($11,221) and Ladonia Elementary School ($11,465). While Ridgecrest's overall ranking is modest, its success with ELL and African American students, combined with improving attendance and 5th-grade English scores, suggests positive momentum that may lead to broader academic gains in the future.

722

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,520

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1806 8th Pl So
Phenix City, AL 36869

(334) 298-3004

District: Phenix City

Students who attend Ridgecrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Phenix City Intermediate School
	South Girard School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.9%

Hispanic:

19.9%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg50%

Alabama avg53%

470^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Phenix City

82^nd of 140Phenix City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	470 of 686	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	480 of 680	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	411 of 684	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	449 of 680	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	421 of 687	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	459 of 692	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	393 of 681	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	478 of 680	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	486 of 688	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.1	459 of 691	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.2	526 of 691	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	481 of 695	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.4	557 of 696	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	588 of 696	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.9	519 of 709	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	577 of 704	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.9	393 of 696	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.5	377 of 698	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	445 of 698	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	346 of 689	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.8	380 of 688	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	171 of 428	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	182 of 427	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	97 of 420	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	165 of 427	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	131 of 426	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	138 of 426	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	89 of 426	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	143 of 423	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	145 of 336	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	30 of 143	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	39.6	88 of 142	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	35 of 131	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	32.2	80 of 110	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	449 of 651	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	474 of 649	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	408 of 650	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	388 of 645	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	372 of 656	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	443 of 656	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	354 of 646	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	424 of 640	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	440 of 639	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	101 of 206	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	72 of 196	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	88 of 184	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	101 of 175	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	104 of 164	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	37 of 152	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	60 of 140	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.6	97 of 130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	409 of 667	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	468 of 660	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.9	326 of 670	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	316 of 623	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	354 of 651	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	366 of 653	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	222 of 649	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	379 of 651	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	375 of 567	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	449 of 659	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	463 of 651	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	371 of 655	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	461 of 649	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	445 of 669	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	425 of 669	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	365 of 650	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	482 of 650	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.3	458 of 639	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.9	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	125 of 193	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	74 of 97	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	283 of 403	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	329 of 403	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	275 of 395	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	267 of 345	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	338 of 398	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	337 of 392	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.9	135 of 344	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	85 of 280	69.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	424 of 532	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	330 of 535	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	318 of 528	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	369 of 540	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	420 of 539	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	281 of 529	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	294 of 369	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2023)11th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%-10 vs state

Science34%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1806 8th Pl So	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-3004	722	41	17.6	66.1%	58 (8.0%)	461 (63.9%)	144 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.6%)	33.5	470^th of 686 public elementary schools	31.5%		29.1	480^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.4%	10	33.1	30.7	30.0	34.2	49.2	47.4	68.5	$8,520	$1,280	$7,221
Meadowlane Elementary School	Public	K-5	709 Meadowlane Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2568	155	12	12.9	83.2%	10 (6.5%)	133 (85.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	43.6	408^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.5%		27	497^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.9%	89	47.1	42.9	53.9	23.8	58.8	42.9	61.5	$11,221	$2,079	$9,123
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Ingersoll Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-4507	563	36	15.6	44.4%	69 (12.3%)	412 (73.2%)	41 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	54.3	325^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.6%		28.6	484^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.8%	159	56.3	28.9	42.2	46.7	62.5	57.8	75.6	$9,551	$1,583	$7,950
Phenix City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2307 South Railroad Street	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 732-1160	683	39	17.7	73.6%	98 (14.3%)	466 (68.2%)	64 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.1%)	20.9	547^th of 686 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.6	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%	9	32.1	23.4	18.0	26.8	43.5	41.9	55.2	$9,224	$1,586	$7,620
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	493	30	16.4	61.5%	164 (33.3%)	234 (47.5%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (11.4%)	67	222^nd of 686 public elementary schools	67.6%		51.2	346^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.1%	124	64.0	32.5	43.4	43.8	73.0	81.3	84.2	$8,457	$1,138	$7,300
Ladonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Woodland Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 448-5805	461	24	19.2	62.7%	260 (56.4%)	97 (21.0%)	54 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (9.8%)	49.1	362^nd of 686 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.7	398^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.5%	36	46.6	33.9	28.6	50.9	69.9	47.5	72.9	$11,465	$2,625	$8,838
Mount Olive Intermediate School	Public	3-5	456 State Highway 165	Fort Mitchell	36856	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 329-3651	345	17	20.2	37.7%	93 (27.0%)	165 (47.8%)	48 (13.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.0%)	48	371^st of 686 public elementary schools	45.9%		47.3	370^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.6%	1	44.4	33.6	25.5	44.8	70.4	55.2	71.6	$9,863	$2,201	$7,659
Mt Olive Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	454 State Highway 165	Fort Mitchell	36856	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5100	424	24	17.6	32.3%	128 (30.2%)	215 (50.7%)	57 (13.4%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.6%)								(n/a)								$8,494	$605	$7,886
Lakewood Primary School	Public	K-2	18 Explorer Road	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-9955	466	30	15.5	34.8%	203 (43.6%)	161 (34.5%)	49 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.2%)								(n/a)								$8,727	$1,216	$7,491
Lakewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	24 Explorer Drive	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 732-1173	455	26	17.2	35.6%	221 (48.6%)	137 (30.1%)	45 (9.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.8%)	73.5	165^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.9%		82.5	97^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.7%	68	62.1	46.1	43.9	60.3	77.0	68.8	84.5	$8,237	$802	$7,417

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgecrest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ridgecrest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ridgecrest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Phenix City Intermediate School
Middle : South Girard School
High : Central High School

What district is Ridgecrest Elementary School in?

Phenix City

Is Ridgecrest Elementary School a good school?

Ridgecrest Elementary School ranks 470^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ridgecrest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Ridgecrest Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgecrest Elementary School?

Students at Ridgecrest Elementary School are 64% African American, 20% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Two or more races.

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